Michael Flynn Resigns as Trump’s National Security Adviser

Michael Flynn resigned Monday as President Trump’s national security adviser after less than a month in the position.

The move comes after Flynn admitted he gave “incomplete information” about a call he had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. last December regarding sanctions against Russia, The New York Times reported, and that he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about the conversation.

Based on information from Flynn, Pence had initially stated publicly that sanctions hadn’t come up during the call.

“In the course of my duties as the incoming National Security Advisor, I held numerous phone calls with foreign counterparts, ministers, and ambassadors … Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador,” Flynn wrote in his resignation letter Monday. “I have sincerely apologized to the President and the Vice President, and they have accepted my apology.”

Flynn had only been in his new role with for less than a month, but already the Justice Department feared that he might be vulnerable to blackmail by Moscow.

The White House has been aware of the Justice Department warnings for “weeks,” an administration official told the Associated Press. However, it is not known if Trump and Pence were aware.

Trump has now named retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as the acting national security adviser.

See Flynn’s full letter of resignation below, as provided by the White House to Fox News.

In the course of my duties as the incoming National Security Advisor, I held numerous phone calls with foreign counterparts, ministers, and ambassadors. These calls were to facilitate a smooth transition and begin to build the necessary relationships between the President, his advisors and foreign leaders. Such calls are standard practice in any transition of this magnitude.

Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador. I have sincerely apologized to the President and the Vice President, and they have accepted my apology.

Throughout my over thirty three years of honorable military service, and my tenure as the National Security Advisor, I have always performed my duties with the utmost of integrity and honesty to those I have served, to include the President of the United States.

I am tendering my resignation, honored to have served our nation and the American people in such a distinguished way.

I am also extremely honored to have served President Trump, who in just three weeks, has reoriented American foreign policy in fundamental ways to restore America’s leadership position in the world.

As I step away once again from serving my nation in this current capacity, I wish to thank President Trump for his personal loyalty, the friendship of those who I worked with throughout the hard fought campaign, the challenging period of transition, and during the early days of his presidency.

I know with the strong leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and the superb team they are assembling, this team will go down in history as one of the greatest presidencies in U.S. history, and I firmly believe the American people will be well served as they all work together to help Make America Great Again.

Michael T. Flynn, LTG (Ret)

Assistant to the President / National Security Advisor

Anti-Trump Playlist: 11 Songs Against New President (Videos)

Donald Trump is entering the Oval Office with the lowest recorded approval rating of any incoming president. Millions are expected to march nationwide against him the day after he was inaugurated. There's a lot of rage going around, and it's being reflected in our music. Here's a playlist of anti-Trump anthems that have been created since Trump began his road to the White House.

Green Day turned Trump into a monster in the lyric video for their latest single, "Troubled Times." The last Republican president (George W. Bush) inspired Green Day to make "American Idiot." Who knows what they will make during the Trump era?

Anohni collaborated with the experimental sister duo CocoRosie to create "Smoke 'Em Out," a song they hope will serve as a call to the "weary-disappointed hearts of so many crest-fallen citizens." Don't think that Anohni is an Obama fan anymore, though. She also wrote a song about her disillusionment with the President of Hope.

In the days leading up to the inauguration, Fiona Apple promoted the National Women's March with "Tiny Hands," a song that features a chant that Apple wants to be yelled out at The March: "We don't want your tiny hands anywhere near our underpants!"

Though they never mention Trump, A Tribe Called Quest's latest single "We The People ..." clearly calls out the xenophobic rhetoric that became so prevalent in 2016. Sample lyrics: "Muslims and gays/boy we hate your ways."

In a similar vein, English rock band Depeche Mode has released a new single called "Where's The Revolution," which definitely taps into the frustration that has moved millions to protest since Trump took office.

Meanwhile, hackers have taken over radio stations in five states that went to Trump in the election and have forced them to play YG and Nipsey Hu$$le's rap song "F*** Donald Trump" on repeat.

The day before the inauguration, Moby released a new music video for his song "Erupt and Matter." The video includes Trump among images of riots, terrorism and Bashar al-Assad.

OK Go took Morrissey's song "Interesting Drug" and turning it into an anti-Trump song with a video that shows the lowlights of Trump's campaign over the past year. Sample lyric: "There are some bad people on the rise/They're saving their own skins by/Ruining other people's lives"

Trump was such a big deal that Gorillaz ended a six-year hiatus to release a song against him. "Hallelujah Money" features a Trump Tower-like lobby and lyrics that attack greed.

Death Cab For Cutie's "Million Dollar Loan" attacks Trump's boasts about his business track record. The title refers to the loan Trump got from his father to help start his business empire.

But by far the most rage-filled anti-Trump anthem you'll find is Brujeria's "Vive Presidente Trump!" The Spanish lyrics, told from the perspective of bloodletting Mexican drug bandits, hope for a Trump presidency "because he wants war, just like us. If he starts it, we'll finish it." The track ends with the sounds of the grindcore band hacking Trump to pieces with machetes. Yikes.

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There are a lot of musicians who are not happy at all having Donald Trump in the White House

Donald Trump is entering the Oval Office with the lowest recorded approval rating of any incoming president. Millions are expected to march nationwide against him the day after he was inaugurated. There's a lot of rage going around, and it's being reflected in our music. Here's a playlist of anti-Trump anthems that have been created since Trump began his road to the White House.